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Limits of Price Policy for Agriculture: Which Way for the World Bank?

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Book reviewed in this article: World Development Report 1986. World Bank Poverty and Hunger: Issues and Options for Food Security in Developing Countries. World Bank

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  • Michael Lipton, 1987. "Limits of Price Policy for Agriculture: Which Way for the World Bank?," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 5(2), pages 197-215, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:devpol:v:5:y:1987:i:2:p:197-215
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.1987.tb00374.x
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